MARYLAND MANUAL 271
Land within the Metes underwritten, (that is to say,) passing
from the said Bay, called Delaware Bay, in a right line, by the
degree aforesaid, unto the true Meridian of the first Fountain of
the River of Pattowmack, thence, verging toward the South,
unto the further Bank of the said River, and following the
same on the West and South, unto a certain place called
Cinquack, situate near the Mouth of the said River, where
it disembogues into the aforesaid Bay of Chesapeake, and
thence by the shortest line unto the aforesaid Promontory,
or Place called Watkins' Point; so that the whole Tract of
Land, divided by the Line aforesaid, between the Main Ocean
and catkins' Point, unto the Promontory called Cape Charles,
and every the Appendages thereof, may entirely remain ex-
cepted for ever to US, our Heirs and Successors.
IV. Also WE DO GRANT, and likewise CONFORM unto the
said Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs, and Assigns, all
Islands and Islets within the Limits aforesaid, all and singular
the Islands, and Islets, from the Eastern Shore of the aforesaid
Region, toward the East, which have been, or shall be formed
in the Sea, situate within ten marine Leagues from the said
Shore; with all and singular the Ports, Harbors, Bays, Rivers,
and Straits belonging to the Region, or Islands aforesaid, and
all the Soil, Mains, Woods, Mountains, Marshes, Lakes, Rivers,
Bays and Straits, situate, or being within the Metes, Bounds,
and Limits aforesaid, with the Fishings of every kind of Fish,
as well as of Whales, Sturgeons, and other royal Fish, as of
other Fish, in the Sea, Bays, Straits, or Rivers, within the
Premises, and the Fish there taken. And moreover all Veins,
Mines and Quarries, as well opened as hidden, already found,
or that shall be found within the Region, Islands, or Limits
aforesaid, of Gold, Silver, Gems, and precious Stones and any
other whatsoever, whether they be of Stones or Metals, or of any
other Thing, or Matter whatsoever; And furthermore the
PATRONAGE and ADVOWSONS of all churches, which, (with
the increasing Worship and Religion of CHRIST,) within
the said Region, Islands, Islets, and Limits aforesaid, here-
after shall happen to be built; together with License and
Faculty of erecting and founding Churches, Chapels and
Places of Worship, in convenient and suitable Places, within
the Premises and causing the same to be dedicated and con-
secrated according to the Ecclesiastical Laws of our Kingdom
of England, with all and singular, such, and as ample Rights,
Jurisdictions, Privileges, Prerogatives, Royalties, Liberties,
Immunities, and royal Rights and temporal Franchises what-
soever, as well by Sea as by Land, within the Region, Islands,
Islets, and Limits aforesaid, to be had, exercised, used and
enjoyed, as any Bishop of Durham, within the Bishoprick or
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